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27 Apr, 2026

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The 4Ps of Competition Nutrition: A GPNi Perspective on Building Performance Before the Start Line

Performance does not start at the whistle. Learn how the 4Ps framework helps athletes plan nutrition before and during competition for better fueling, hydration, and execution.

23 Mar, 2026

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Preventing Low Energy Availability (LEA) in Adolescent Female Athletes: A Sports Nutrition Perspective

An ISSN educational recap from GPNi: what LEA and REDs are, why adolescence is high-risk (bone + hormones), red flags, screening tools, and prevention steps.

13 Mar, 2026

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High Protein Doesn’t Have to Mean “All Meat”: Pistachios, Plant Protein, and Athletic Performance

From an ISSN 2025 session: how pistachios compare on protein quality (PDCAAS), how plant-based diets affect performance, and practical ways to hit leucine targets.

06 Mar, 2026

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Nutrition Strategies to Promote Sleep in Elite Athletes: A GPNi® Interpretation

A GPNi analysis of a scoping review on sleep nutrition in elite athletes—what works, what’s weak, and how to apply kiwi, tart cherry, dairy, and timing.

09 Feb, 2026

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Body Composition Testing for Muscular, Lean Lifters: Which Methods Are Most Reliable?

Why body fat scales vary in lean, muscular athletes—and which methods (DXA, Bod Pod, BIA, 3D scan) are most reliable, based on ISSN 2025 insights. Slug: body-composition-testing-muscular-athletes

29 Jan, 2026

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Body Clocks, Heart Health, and Performance: A GPNi® Take on the New AHA Statement

Your athlete has just finished a hard evening session, scrolls on their phone in bed with the lights on, answers a few work emails, grabs a late snack, and finally falls asleep after midnight.

29 Jan, 2026

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Short Bouts, Big Impact: How “Exercise Snacks” Fit Into Real Life

Picture a typical weekday. You wake up already checking emails. You rush to the train, jog up two flights of stairs, stand in line for coffee, then sit for hours. By the time you finish work, that WHO recommendation of 150